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EU Commission: first DMA gatekeeper designations antitrust case

European Commission · decided Sep 6, 2023 · Decided

The first designation decisions under the Digital Markets Act gave six companies six months to comply with the DMA obligations for their core platform services.

The case

Regulator
European Commission
Decided
Sep 6, 2023
Status
DecidedSeveral designations were challenged in the EU courts.
Outcome
The Commission designated Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft as gatekeepers for 22 core platform services.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Sep 6, 2023Decision: EU Commission: first DMA gatekeeper designations
WhenCase
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext dateKadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext dateUnited States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext dateUnited States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext dateIn re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.
Jul 26, 2027Further Case Management Conference in 10monext dateHendrix v. AppleFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Sep 16Filed 9d agofiledTimes Publishing Co. v. Microsoft and OpenAIActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiledTexas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiledEU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million
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Digital Markets Act gatekeeper designations

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